Nov 22, 2010
Senior IT executives will be crossing the Tongariro Alpine Crossing four times in 30 hours next week to raise $80,000 for Kia Timata Ano (KTA) Trust – an independent women’s refuge in the Rodney District.
The Delta’s Mad Mouse Challenge is led by the “Three Blind Mice” Glenda Godfrey, Account Manager for the Tango Group, Pat O’Connell, CIO for Rank Group and Jonathan Iles, CIO for Carter Holt Harvey.
Godfrey who is also a trustee of the KTA Trust is passionate about supporting women who have been affected by domestic violence and putting an end to the issue in New Zealand.
“We’re a mad bunch of people and hope that doing something as crazy as the Mad Mouse Challenge will help to raise some awareness around the incidence of domestic violence in New Zealand and helps raise funds for the Trust,” says Godfrey.
The challenge will take place on Thursday 25th and Friday 26th of November to coincide with White Ribbon Day – the international day where men wear a white ribbon to condemn violence towards women.
The fundraiser follows on from the successful 2009 Four Peaks Challenge which saw the team conquer the four peaks in the North Island in under 36 hours, raising over $22K in the process for Women’s Refuge.
This year’s endurance journey will see the team completing one of the world’s most renowned treks, covering 77.6kms of volcanic terrain and climbing 4,000m up and 4,000m down.
The IT industry has thrown its support behind the campaign with Delta Software, Oxygen, Gen-I, Brother and Equico coming on board as sponsors while over 50 ICT industry colleagues , dubbed “Mouseketeers”, from notable companies such as Air New Zealand and Datacom will also be participating by completing one crossing.
You can follow the team’s progress and find out how to donate at the official challenge website – www.threeblindmice.co.nz
About The Kia Timata Ano Trust
The Kia Timata Ano Trust (Rodney District Women’s Refuge) provides 24 hour support, advocacy and accommodation for women and their children experiencing family and domestic violence. All money raised will be used to establish a fund that will help families rehabilitate their lives.
For more information, please contact:
Glenda Godfrey
Tango Group
P: 09 377 6033
E: glendag@tangogroup.co.nz
